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PLATTSMOUTH, NEB., MARCH 16, 1900.
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THE HtUALl), hstablibbed April 10. 1SC4. ( -On"imatea J". 1. uws.
VOL. IX, NO. 37.
Semi
NEY
SHERALI)
word irras OFF"
That John Bull Ha. to Say lie
Karriing Intervention.
int or v n lar) Hay's Telenrmu and Re
ply of Salisbury Ffnch Foreign Minis
ter Make a Statement to the Senate De
i taring Intervention Impossible Move
ments of Hritish Troops on ttie Orange
Klv-r Methuen's Tribute to tlie Itoers.
London, March ltJ. The war office
has received the following; from Lord
Roberts, dated Bloemfontein, March
13, 7:33 p. in. "General Gataere
Tossed the Oraii river and occupied
Bethulie this morning. General Pole-
Canw, with 2,tO men of the Guards
brigade, two puns and a small body of
mounted ii. fan try, left here in thtee
OF-.tEKAL CLEMENTS.
trains this morning to join hands with
General Gataere and General Clements.
He had passed riethany ly 4:40 p. ni.
without meeting with opposition, hav
ing been able to supply from his
troops engine drivers, firemen, litters,
moulders smiths, carpenters, etc."
London, March 10. Those who
wanted to know how the British gov
ernment felt about outside intervention
in South African affairs, at any stage
of tin? present game, received the in
formation as explicitly yesterday as
Balfour could put it, in the house of
commons. Redmond, home ruler,
asked as to the offer of the United
States to assist in winding up the war,
and Balfour made the following state
ment: Krujfer's Request of McKinley.
"The United States charge d'affaires
March 13 communicated to Lord Salis
bury the following telegram from Mr.
Hay: 'By way of friendly and good
office inform the British minister of
foreign affairs that I today received
a telegram from the United States con
sul at Pretoria reporting that the gov
ernment of the South African Repub
lic request the president of the United
States to intervene with the view of a
cessation of hostilities, and saying that
a. similar request has been made to
the representatives of the European
powers.
Cheered by the Irish Member.
"In communicating this request I
am directed by the president of the
United States to express the earnest
hope that a way will be found to bring
about peace, and to say that he would
be glad. In any friendly manner, to aid
la bringing about the desired result.' "
The reading of this dispatch was
greeted with cheers from the Irish
members.
Position of the KritUli Goerumeiit.
Continuing, Halfour said: "Lord
Salisbury requested Mr. White to con
vey the sincere acknowledgment of her
majesty's government to the govern
ment of the United States for the
friendly tone of their communication,
and to say that her majesty's govern
ment does not propose to accept the
intervention of any power in the set
tlement of South African affairs."
Loud and prolonged cheers followed
tliis .statement.
POSITION OF FRANCE STATfcD.
Dt-lcusse Says That the Intervention of the
PoMers Is Impossible.
Paris. March !. In the senate yes
terday Deh-asse, foreign minister, gave
a statement of the position of France
with reference to the South African
war. lie said: "The request from the
presidents of the two republics for the
intervention of the iowers had hardly
reached the powers when the govern
ment of Great ilritain published its re
ply that it was not disposed to con
sent to the independence of the two re
publics. Thus one of the two bellig
erents declaring that it could not make
IM-ace except upon a condition to which
the other affirms it is not disposed to
subscribe it liecomes manifest that
any intervention upon such a basis
would be superfluous.
"The resolutions of the conference at
The Hague can only be put in action
when there is reason to assume that
belligerents will not be insensible to
them. It was under these conditions
that France offered mediation in the
Spanish-American war. Our relations
with the two belligerents then were ab
solutely cordial and free of suspicion.
No French interest was directly In
volved in the conflict. No cloud had
arisen between France and the bellig
erents which could give rise to a fear
that th eattitude of France would be
remembered to her prejudice.
'Moreover, I had reason to think that
Washington would listen to overtures.
I undertook to communicate these, and
that is why faithful to the best tradi
tions of France, which did not appear
to me incompatible with the essential
interests always superior in my eyes to
all other considerations I accepted the
delicate and. as it was, the difficult
mandate offered me. I have said enough
to enable the senate fully to appreciate
the difference between the two situa
tions." V.MTKI) STATKS fORRKSPOSDEXCB,
Dispatches That Passed Between Pretoria
and the Washington Authorities.
Washington, March 1G. In response
to a resolution the president yester
day sent to the senate the correspond
ence relating to the requests for media
tion in South Africa. The first docu
ment Is a dispatch from Pretoria,
dated March 10, as follows: "Am of
ficially requested by the governments
of the republics to urga your interven
tion with view to cessation of hostili
ties; similar request made to repre
sentatives of Eurouean powers. An
1 swer, confirm receipt. "
Signed "AMERICAN CONSUL."
Secretary Hay respondea: "Your
telegram asking offices of United
States to bring about cessation of
hostilities has been made subject of
friendly communication to British gov
ernment with expression of president's
earnest hope for peace.
r Signed! "HAT."
Secretary Hay sent White, secretary
of the American embassy at London,
the cablegram read in the commons
yesterday by Balfour, and White's re
ply, under date of March 13, was "I
communicated yesterday to the under
secretary for foreign affairs, having
lieen unable to see Ixrd Salisubry, the
contents of your telegrams dated 10th
insto; today I have had an Interview
with his lordship, who requested me
to thank the president for the friendly
Interest shown by him, and added that
her majesty's governmet cannot accept
the intervention of any power.
Signed "WHITE."
Hay hten telegraphed the consul at
Fretoria, under date of March 14, the
following: "Your communication of re
quest of republics for intervention of
president to cause sessation of hostili
ties was at once conveyed to British
government, with expression presi
dent's gratification could he aid to pro
mote ieaeo. Our embassy London re
plies that Lord Salisbury thanks presl
dent for friendly interest shown, and
adds her majesty's government cannot
accept the intervention of any other
power. . "HAY."
Methuen Praises Gen. Cronje.
Cape Town, March 1(5. Lord Meth
uen, speaking at the town hall, Klm
berley, today, said: "Although some
of the enemy's men were guilty of
dastardly tricks, we must remember
that their army Is not organized with
the same discipline as our own.
never wish to meet a braver general
than Cronje and never served in a war
where there was less vindictive feeling
between the two armies than in this
one."
FRANCE TO FIGHT SOMEBODY.
Ln Itelle Is Grinding Her Knife in Prep
e ration for War.
New York. March 1G. A dispatch
to The Journal and Advertiser from
London says: "A private cablegram
from an unimpeachable source in Paris
says that the minister for the colonies
sent cipher cables Wednesday to the
governor of every French colony, ask
ing, almost in the words of Mr. Cham
berlain to the British colonial govern
ors, how many soldiers were available
for immediate service. M. Decrais
asked for a detailed statement from
each governor of the number of reserv
ists and colonial forces, lists of offi
cers, non-commissioned officers and
men.
"The minister's cables were long
and in cipher and were sent all over
the world; to the colonies in Africa, to
Madagascar, Tonkin, Guadaloupe, Mar
tinique, French Guiana, and every
Freuch colony on earth. It is also said
that cables of a similar tenor were
sent to French consuls, asking for
lists of French soldiers in foreign
countries who could return to France
in the event of their service being
needed. This highly Important news
is not kuown to any of the London
papers, and probably not to any of
those In France. It will cause a sen
sation here when It becomes known,
For England is watching with eyes
of wonder the preparations that her
neighbor is making for war.
"Coming as it does right after
the announcement that the autumn
manoeuvers will be a demonstration
by 200,000 men on the English chan
nel, it will cause the British war office
and admiralty to bestir themselves in
anticipation of hostilities, for It really
does bejrin to look as if France meant
war. France and Russia are working
hand in hand, and Salisbury's diploma
cy may be called upon for supreme ef
forts if he desires to avoid the great
est war the world has ever seen."
Smallpox in Southern Illinois.
Springfield. Ills., March Id. Reports
of smalliKJX in southern Illinois eon.
tinue to pour into the office of the state
board or health, lesterday morning
100 cases were reiorted from -Browns-town.
Fayette county. Other cases re
ported were from Woodlawn, Jefferson
county: Casner, Macon county; Cooks
ville, McLean county, and Equality,
Gallatin county.
Sioux City, la., March 1G. A' liquor
law decision of Interest to all Iowa has
been handed down by Judge Gaynor in
the district court. He holds that every
saloon that has disregarded the mulct
law can be closed, and that any citizen
can proceed against any saloon. All
the saloons here have violated the law.
Another I'iee-e of Pie for Terry.
Philadelphia, March 10. Terry Mc
Govern knocked out Eddy Lenny last
night in the second round of what was
to have been a six-round bout.
NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE.
Paris and Lyons railway has ordered
73,000 tons of American coal.
All Turkish state officials have been
forbidden to visit the Taris exposition.
Lady John Scott Ipottiswoode. writer
of "Annie Laurie," is dead In London.
aged 91.
The senior law students at the Wis
consin university have decided to adopt
ine cap and gown.
The German flag was hoisted In
Apia and Mataafa and Tamasese were
publicly reconciled.
Nansen has agreed to lead an expedi
tion In search for the Duke of Abruzzr
in the Arctic regions.
Rates of fire insurance have been
advanced about ?l.Otx,000 by the Chi
cago Underwriters' association.
Russa's calendar commission recom
mends that thirteen days be omitted to
even up with the Gregorian calendar.
Fifteen desertions were reported
Wednesday to Colonel Richard Comba,
commanding the post at Fort Sheri
dan. Thirty -five milk dealers were tried at
Chicago for selling milk and cream
which was below grade. All were con
victed. The direct ox of the jrensus has ap
pointed" ure wiuow or mil Anthony, of
"Maine" fame, a clerk in the census
bureau.
Ex-Judge William Fullerton, who
was one of the lawyers in the trial of
the Beecher-Tilton scandal case, died
at Newburg, N. Y., aged 83.
Albert Aten, 15 years old, In jumping
from a street car at Chicago fell under
the wheels of a truck and received in
juries from which he may die.
Mrs. J. Dvorak encountered an al
leged burglar In her flat at Chicago and
with a catsup bottle pounded him on
the head and silenced him until the
police arrived.
SHOCK FOR SENATORS
Gallinger Charges Penrose AVitli
a Direct Lie.
s-ennsylvanla Man Retorts Kather Mildly
and There Is No Invitation Out Into tha
Alley Allison to Appoint the Caucus
Porto Kico Committee Right Away
Witness for the Defense Heard in the
Cu-ur d'Alene Case,
Washington, March 1G. "I assert
most emphatically that when the sen
ator says I told him I should not
speak on this subject, he does not state
the truth."
This was the sensational retort made
m the seuate yesterday by Gallinger
to a statement just made by Fenrose.
Senators were astounded, and the au
ditors in the galleries quivered with
excitement. There had scarcely been
the slightest Intimation that the de
bate would take such a turn. For
nearly three hours the senate had had
under discussion the bill appropriating
EOIES I-F.N ROSE.
$2,003,000 for the benefit of the people
of Porto Rico. Fairbanks had just
concluded some remarks on the meas
ure and suggested that the senate pro
ceed to the consideration of executive
business.
W hat Penrose Said About Gallinger.
Pending a motion to that effect
Penrose, who has charge of the case
of former Senator Ouay, suggested ;
that a time be fixed for a vote on the
case. In the course of his remarks
he intimated that certain senators
were throwing obstacles in the way of
a vote and indicated that Galliuger
was one of those senators. Gallinger ,
quietly "replied that he desired to be'
heard on the question, but had not
had an opportunity to speak. To this
statement Penrose retorted that the ;
New Hampshire senator had assured 1
him that he did not expect to speak
on the Quay cas-.
And the Incident Then Closed.
Instantly Galliuger was on his feet
and with evident feeling and with
great vehemence replied as above
quoted.
"I don't know whether I do not
speak the truth," hotly replied Pen
rose, "or whether the senator from
New Hampshire failed to tell me the
truth."
Gallinger retorted that the whole
pi o 'ceding of Penrose was unmanly
and beneath his notice.
As to Porto lilian Legislature.
When the senate adjourned yester
day Allison, chairman of the Repub
lican caucus, had not exercised the au
thority given him to appoint a sjM'cial
caucus committee In connection with
the proposed legislation with reference
to Porto Rico, but he said that he 1
probably would make his selections to
day. When appointed the committee
will include representatives of the
various shades of opinion on the ques
tions arising out of the 1'orto Rican
legislation, and its work will be '
voted to an attempt to harmonize . ..
various opinions. Th" committee prob
ably will give its tirst attention to the
house bill, which deals entirely with
the tmiff question. Whether this bill
is to be separated from the senate
bill which includes governmental
features as well as tariff provisions
remains to be determined.
COF.I K ll l KNK INVESTIGATION.
Marsh of Illinois Snj s It Is n Political
M emeu t.
Washington. March !. The prose
cution in the Cocur d'Alene investicr.i-
tion ran out of witnesses Yesterday
ami a witness for the defense was put
on the sit and. This was .T. II. Fornev.
the
special prosecuting officer who di-
rected the cases before the coroner's
jiu-y and the grand jury at the seat of
the disorder. Hie witness was exam
ined at great length as to the legal as
pect of the actions of the governor of
Idaho, the I inted States troons. and
especially as to the suspension of the
writ of habeas corpus. He said the
writ had not been suspended In Idaho,
although tlie action of the governor
and the holdings of the courts might
nave nau mat practical effect.
He maintained, however, that the de
nial of a writ of habeas corpus In par
ticular cases did not operate as gen
eral suspension of the svsteni. The
cross-examination by Lentz and Sulzer
was directed to showing that the attor
ney general of Idaho demurred to tlie
application for habeas corpus, and in
effect held that the writ was sus
pended. A heated controversj' arose
over a hypothetical question by Lentz
as to whether if a Sister of Charity had
been put in the "bull pen" she could
have secured a writ of habeas corpus.
The answer was that no such condition
could have existed. When Lentz
pressed the question Stevens of Min
nesota sharply protested that the ques
tion was "absurd and nonsensical."
Lentz declared the witness was seek
ing to evade the question, whereupon
the witness turned to the Ohio mem
ber and said: "I am perfectly honest In
tliis niattcrIwant you to understand.
sir." Tlie witness flnafry declined to
answer the question further.
Hay of Virginia raised the point that
this placed the witness in contempt,
and asked for a vote on holding the
witness to be in contempt. A contro
versy of half an hour followed, bring
Ing frequent sharp and rather personal
exchanges between Marsh of Illinois
and Lentz. The question was fianlly
changed and this controversy closed.
When the witness was asked as to
his politics Jett of Illinois Inquired if
the investigation was to be on political
Iir.es. Marsh answered that in his opin
ion the investigation was conceived and
executed for political purposes.
MIS3ING ANDDEAtTPEOPLE.
Four at Indlananolis In That Category,
Three orThem lVomen.
Indianapolis, Mjurch 1 The where
abouts of Miss Carrie Selvage, who
disappeared from the Union State hos
pital last Sunday, still remains a mys
tery. Working on the theory that she
had perhaps committed suicide, her
friends sent out men with grap
pling hooks to drag the canal at the
Tenth street bridge. The men worked
until late in the night, but did not find
her. Searching parties are also scour
ing the country.
William Hansmann, of SGG Torbet
street, has asked the police to search
for his daughter Rosa, 18 years old.
The girl left her home last Sunday
morning to go to St. Bridget's church,
and she has been missing since. Jas.
Smith, husband of a woman whose
body was taken from the canal Tues
day morning, saw her body in the
morgue and identified it.
The body of Loren Ricketts, of
Broad Ripple, is still floating in White
river. A wire net has been 6tretched
across the river at Fairvlew Park to
catch the body if it has not already
passed the point.
HARNDEN S END IS NEAR.
Veteran of the Civil War In the Grip of
the Grim Terror. j
Madison, Wis., March 1G. General i
Harnden was weaker yesterday and j
what slight hope there has been for j
his recovery has been abandoned. His !
attending physician, Dr. C. It. Sheldon,
does not anticipate a sudden collapse,
but says the general may live for two
or three days, though the end may
come sooner. He is unconscious most
of the time.
An erroneous report was published
in a Milwaukee morning paper yester
day stating that General Harnden,
anticipating that he could not recover,
had requested that his funeral be con
ducted by the Masonic fraternity, of
which he was a member. This re
quest was made three or four years
ago, when General Harnden was seri
ously ill. In his present illness he has
requested that, in case of his death, he
be buried by the Grand Army of the
Republic, of which he is department
commander in Wisconsin.
New Railway for Wisconsin.
Madison, "Wis.. March 1G. A new
railway company the Bayfield, Su
perior and Minneapolis has filed arti
cles of organization. The line is from
Bayfield to Superior and thence to Min
neapolis, 300 miles all in Wisconsin,
the line passing through the counties
of Bayfield, Douglass, Barnett, Polla,
Barron. Dunn and St. Croix, partly
over a line already constructed. Wheth
er the organization is in the Interest
of one of the large companies is not
known here.
Iowa Grain Dealers Organize.
Des Moines. la., March 16. The
Iowa Grain Dealers' association was
organized in this city by about 175
members in attendance at the meeting.
The following officers were elected:
President, J. A. King. Nevada; secretary-treasurer,
to be selected by a gov
erning board composed of F. J. Wright,
i-T -.Vf.i- ' " ";, . ' ; . j
D. Milligan. Jefferson; Thil Deltz, Wal-
cott, and L. L. Bowen. Des Moines.
say It Was a Itous Downey.
Des Moines. Ia., March 1C Tommy i
:i i ii nt:i (i s .1 f. imnnn F I T yf n - i
White, of Chicago, the lightweight, !
who is soon to meet Terry McGovern. !
defeated an opponent In this city who
was advertised to be Jack Downey, of
Brooklyn, N. Y., but whom the sports
declare Is not the well-known fighter
of that name. The fight lasted less
than two rounds. White putting his
man out in the second.
Russia's "Demands" on Turkey.
Constantinople, March 1G. There Is
great anxiety in official circles here re
garding the Russian government's re
fusal to modify its demands regarding
railroad concessions in Asia Minor. The
Turkish government advises against
submission and the sultan is awaiting
a military report on the strategical as
pect of the question before giving a
decision.
Nearly Wiped Out by Pi re.
Franklin, Ind.. March 1G. Early
Wednesday morning the town of Will
iamsburg, nine miles south of this city,
was almost completely wiped out by
fire. Seventy-five per cent, of the in
habitants are now without a home and
great is the distress. The total loss
is estimated at about ?2.".000.
Iowa Democratic Convention.
Des Moines, la., March 10. The
Democratic state central committee at
a meeting here yesterday called the
state convention to meet In Des Moines
May 3 to select delegates to the nation
al convention at Kansas City July 4.
J. D. Sullivan, of Creston, will be tem
porary chairman.
Liquor Dealers Offer a Reward.
Cedar Rapids. Ia., March 16. Tli6
Retail Liquor Iealers' association has
offered a reward of $50 for the arrest
and conviction of the parties who
placed dynamite on the steps of St,
Paul's Methodist church on Sunday
night
Incorporation of Armours. 4
Chicago, March" 13. Final steps
were taken yesterday for the incor
poration of the Armour packing Inter
ests with a capitalization of $20,000,
000. Formerly the business was con
ducted as a copartnership. The incor
poration will not change the manage
ment in any sense.
American Baseball League.
Cleveland. March 13. The spring
meeting of the American Base Bail
League will begin tomorrow in the
the Great Northen hotel at Chicago.
The schedule will be decided upon and
the controversy with the National
League dealt with.
NEWS FACT3 IN OUTLINE.
The Eau Claire Pulp & Taper com
pany's new mills on the Chippewa
river, Wis., above the Dell's dam have
begun operations.
Hadedze, daughter of the sultan of
lurkey, has clored with N led jar, a
Turkish poet.
Turkey has admitted its Intention of
raising the tariff from 8 to 11 per cent.,
but says it will await the consent of
the powers.
Fiance is angered because Italy has
refused to release a French diplomatic
agent under arrest at Bordighera for
theft.
Chicago's reception to Admiral Dew
ey will cost $73,000.
A modern Atlantic liner must earn
about $80,000 clear per trip before a
penny of profit is made.
The American title of "doctor can
not be used In Prussia without a spe-
Alol nA.mit fl-fl r, .Via m '
klOl VllUlb IfUA bill. jUICiyiUCUk
WITH HARDLY A SHOT.
ISIoeiiiJbiitnin Tails Into Hands
of the ISi itNlt.
Mayor ami Other Dignitaries March Out
to Meet Lord Roberts and Surrender the '
-!" Peopla There Go About Wild with
Joy Kruger Declare It Is u War to u
ftiii-.Ii Annihilation the Only Thiui;
That Will Mop the Hoer-.. (
London, March 15. The following is
the text of Lord Roberts' dispatch to
the war office announcing 'his occupa
tion of Bloemfontein: j
"BJoeiufontein, Tuesday, March 13,'
8 p. m. By the help of God and by ;
the bravery of her majesty's soldiers
the troops under my command have'
taken possession of Bloemfontein. The
British flag now Hies over the pies: :
dency, evacuated last evening by Mr.!
Steyn. late president of the Orange'
Free State. ' Mr. Eraser, member of
the executive government: the mayor, I
the secretary to the late government,
! the landrost ami other officials, met me'
f3tf llwr&S Sri Ip2 H
I AJIJR 13 m h'j 'A M'
BISQtfeStS
! ft ar ::: -frsy .JsJ
't l ' 'Ji; I'll r v, vV k.
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CAPITOL AT BLOEMFONTEIN.
two miles from the town and presented
nie with the keys of the public offices.
The enemy have withdrawn from the
neighborhood and all seems quiet. The
Inhabitants of Bloemfontein gave the!
troops a cordial welcome."
Town Was Occupied on Tuesday.
The above dispatch, though dated!
Tuesday, was not received at the war!
office until 7:::0 p. m. Wednesday. It,
was made public a few minutes before!
0 o'clock. The delay is attributed to
the field telegraph not being con-!
nected with Bloemfontein on Tuesday '
evening. j
15u rubers to Fight Till Death. I
London, March 13. The following .
dispatch has been received here:
"Pretoria, Monday. March 12, via
Lorenzo Marques, March 13. Lord
Salisbury's reply to Presidents Kru
ger and Steyn causes bitter disap
pointment, and State Secretary Reitz.
frays it means that the war will have
to be fought to tlie bitter end."
New York, March 1.". A dispatch
from President Kruger to The Even
ing Journal, dated Pretoria, March
i o . ... v.. ..m.
jo, o u. in., via i.criiii, says: - j.no
burghers will only cease fighting with
death. Our forces are returning in
good order to our line of defense on
our owu soiL The "at;l1 campaign was
IonSr Jn "r favor than we expected,
,J.'ne British will never reach Pretoria.
The burghers, Steyn, Joubert and mj--
self as well as all the others are
united. There are no differences. God
help us."
Doers Locuted in the Mountains.
Ladysmith, March 13. The Boers
have been located in several strong
positions near the junction of the
Drakensberg and tlie Biggarsburg
ranges. They have heavy guns in po
sition on Pongwoui kop, at Illatikulu,
and iu the Iinpati mountains, as well
as at Gibson's farm, near Cuudycleugh
pass. General Hunter now commands
the division. Both men and horses
of the relief column are completely
recovered and are now in the pink of
condition. The reconstruction of the
railway from Ladysmith to Dundee is
progressing rapidly.
CAriTI I.ATKS WITIIOI T A STIU Ofil E
Steyn and His I'i-jh.iiij; Men Trek North"
ward People Wild with Joy.
London, March l". A dispatch to
Tlie Daily Chronicle from Bloemfon
tein, dated March 12, says: "Bloemfon
tein surrendered at 1 today. It was
occupied at noon. President Steyn,
with a majority of the lighting burgh
ers, has fled northward. General
French was within live miles of the
place at 5 o'clock Monday afternoon.
He sent a summons, into the town,
threatening to bombard unless it sur
rendered by 4 a. m. Tuesday. A white
flag was hoisted Tuesday morning and
a deputation at the town council, with
Mayor Kellner (V) came out to meet
Lord Roberts at Spitz kop. five miles
south of the town making a formal
surrender of the place.
"Lord Roberts made a state entry at
noon. He received a tremendous ova
tion. After visiting the public build
ings he went to the otlicial residence
of the president, followed by a cheer
ing crowd who waved tiie British flag
and sang the British national anthem.
They were in a condition of frenzied
excitement. On Monthly afternoon.
previous to the surrender, there had
been a little sniping and shelling, but
the enemy then retired. Lord Roberts
has his headquarters at the president's
house and there are many of the Brit
ish wounded in the building. The rail
way is not injured."
AS TO EUROPEAN INTERVENTION.
Man Supposed to Know Says in KilectTliat ;
It Never Was Likely. I
Berlin, March 13. The weekly re-j
viewer of The Kreuz Zeitung, who is ,
a well-known professor and entertains,
close relations with Count von Buelow, j
asserts that Emperor Nicholas, at the I
beginning of the war in South Africa,1
gave a formal pledge that Russia '
would not take advantage of Eng-!
land's complications for a further
Astialic advance. The Kreuz Zeitung
declares that this information is au-i
thentic. lu high political circles here
no surprise was felt at Lerd Saiis- ,
bury' 8 reply to the Ki ugcr-Steyn pro
posals. Doubtless suck au answer was
expected. I
Nor is it believed In the same circles
that the war will last much longer. A ;
leading foreign office official said j ester- j
day that there would be no further talk :
about intervention, remarking: "With
the Salisbury-Kruger-Steyn corre
spondence now made public, the entire
Intervention question is done away
with." The papers generally express
sympathy with the fate of the Boers.
but take it for granted that the con-
tlict TC 1 1 1 1 C rki T 1 VAT-
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fill
I
tap; To rn Has a Jubilation.
Cape Town. March 14. A great
popular demonstration took place here
on receipt of the news that Bloem
fontein had been occupied by the Brit
ish. All t lie ch.ireh bells were rung
and a procession headed by tlie union
Jack went to tie? government house,
where Sir Alfred Milner made his ac
knowledgements. The demonstrators
sang "(Jed Save the juecn." and then
paraded through the. principal str ets,
cheering and singing patriotic songs.
Kruger to Reply to Salisbury.
Loudon. March l-"i. The Daily Mail
lias tin following dispatch from Pre
toria, dated March 12: "Lord Salis
bury's reply has been received and a
Boer refutation of the British conten
tion is under consideration. It will
di ny that any annexation has been
made, and it will declare that the oc
cupation of British territory was pure
ly strategic. It will express the de
termination of tlie two republics to
light t the linish."
. Ttoer. Were Wearing Mourning.
Cape Town. March N. The British
troops under Lord Methuen have re
turned to Kimbetiey from the occupa
tion l Bushof. Orange Free State.
Guns and 7o.hm rounds or" ammuni
tion were seized and a strong gar
rison was left to guard the town. Six
Boors woe arrested there on charges
of treason. Nearly all the residents
were wearing mourning, as tlie Bushof
commando lost 2uii men at the battle
of Belmont.
DOES NOT EAT OR SLEEP.
These Arc the Serious Ventures of .lude
Phillips' Ulnnvs.
Ilillsboro. Ills.. March 13. Justice
Phillips lias been quite restless for a
few days. In some respects his condi
tion is improved over that of ten days
! -' His heart act ion is stronger and
i ,,!"s.v resulting from weakness
th V-'"-- disappeared. His
j lungs seem to be better and he does
I ''?-'" '""!
But not withstanding these improved
But notwithstanding these improved
conditions, lie takes no nourishment
I - v. .. .... will
and scarcely sleeps at all. and seems
slightly weaker each succeeding day.
lie moves restlessly from bed to chair
and back to bed again, and changes
his position almost constantly. He ap
parently rests easier sitting in his
chair
than when lying down. His
still regard his condition very
friend
serious.
SUICIDE OF PEFFERS SON.
Was "Tired" So lie Ti.ok a Dose of Mor
phine and Died.
Kansas t'ity, March 13. J. Sherman
Feuer. son of V. A. Feffer, ex-United
States senator from Kansas, was
found dead in a rooming house in East
Eighth street at 1 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. On the bureau was found
a box that had contained morphine and
a note reading:
"Father: I don't like to do what I
am doing, but I am tired."
In the dead man's pockets were
found several Typographical union
working cards, one from St. Louis,
where he worked last October, aud an
other from a Topeka union, where he
had recently been employed on The
Capital. Peffer was about 30 years
old and was a linotype operator, lie
was known to be despondent.
Soldi'-r Abandons His Child-Wife.
San Juan Ie Porto Rico, March 15.
San Juan claims the record for the
youngest divorce suit in American ter
ritory. Rosalia March, aged 13, has
consulted lawyers on the subject of
obtainii.g a .-eparation from Albert
March. ar d 21, a member of the
signal corps, whose home is at Benton.
Me. They wen- married Dec. 12 and
March was ordered Feb. 1 to Fort
Myer. He left his wife destitute and
she has written to him both at Benton
and Fort .Myer and her letters have
not.l-ccu answered. There are no di
vorce laws in Porto Rico.
Arguments Proceedings in the Trial of
Corbet t at Kacine.
Racine. Wis., March 13. Tlie law
yers began their argument in the Cor
bett case yesterday. The last witness
for the defense was Dr. Bjorkman.
who testified to having attended Cor
bet t ami as io his ailment, saying that
he was afflicted with asthma and that
one troubled that way could not take
violent exercise.
The state in rebuttal produced
Henry Keiser. clerk at a jewelry store,
which t'orbett is supposed to have vis
ited on the morning of the crime who
testitieil that he saw the defendant in
the si ore before 11 o'clock, but he was
not sinv o i the day. II. J. Smith,
proprietor of the store, testified that
Corbet t was there after 11 o'clock, the
date lie could not remember.
Tlie best f-lmital witness was A. P.
Dutton. who testified that on the morn
ing of the shooting he heard of it on
Main street: that he went to the Che
ney home jnid then back down town,
where he met Mrs. Hugh Miller and
Mrs. Bloom on Third street.. This evi
dence was introduced to show that
Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Bloom, both of
whom testiiic-d to having conversed
with Cot bett at 10 o'clock that day,
could not have done so.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.
Merchant Mad ? a Target of at Night by an
I Hk now n Thug.
Brown City, Mich.. March 13. O. A.
Tuck, a prominent merchant of this
place, was aroused about midnight by
the falling of some object on the roof
of his dwelling. He got up to ascer
tain the cause, and was looking out of
the front window when some one
standing on the sidewalk fired a shot
through the window.
The bullet grazed Tuck's arm, and
as ho stepped back three more shots
were fired in rapid succession. The
fusillade aroused the neighbors, who
attempted to -track the would-be as
sassin, but their efforts proved futile.
No reason ,--an be assigned for the at
tack. J.o oniol i ve Ilriter Made Rich.
Kaukauna. Wis., March 13. Lewis
Wandi 11, of this city, is soon to become
a rich man through the death of an
uncle, who died intestate some time
ago in New York, leaving a fortune of
from $10.(!0O.0)O to $12,1)00,000. One
account places it as high as $20,000,
0h). Wandcll is a well-known engineer
of the Chicago and Northwestern Rail
road company.
Iowa Republican Convention.
Des Moines, Ia., March 13. The Re
publican state central committee at a
meeting held here selected Des Moines
as the next place and May 10 as the
date of holding the state convention to
select delegates to the national con
vention. Represetative Cousins will
be temporary chairman and. Harry
Lamphere secretary.
TARIFF BILL DROPPED.
The Island to He (Siwn
Million Dollars.
Two
Right A nay mid a P.ill for lis tint eminent
Is Also To ISe Passed 1 lkins Artrues for
Delay, Saying We Will Know a Lot
More lu u Few Vears Salisbury's Reply
Received to Our OAVr as Intermediary
in thi South African War.
Washington, March 13. Te Repub
lican senators iu caucus yesterday
reached a partial agreement on Porto
Rico legislation. The house bill ap
propriating $2,him),(xhj is to be taken
up and passed immediately. The bill
for a civil government of the island is
to be taken up and disposed of as
soon as possible, and the tariff bill is
to be delayed for the' present, while a
committee of seven senators is to try
to compromise differences on tlie rev
enue bill and secure a measure which
Republican senators generally can sup
port. This partial agreement was
reached after a caucus lasting from 2
o'clock until 3::;o. As soon as it Mas
generally understood that the tariff
features of the legislation were to be
postponed the discussion reverted to
the governmental features of the bill
and upon this subject the time was
mostly siient. Foraker explained nianv
features of the bill, and was frequent
ly internyjat.d. Senators opposed to
a tariff on Porto Rican products said
that there would not be the least ob
jection to passing the government bill.
Elkins in Fa vor or Delay.
Elk ins said he favored leaving not
only the question of revenues, but the
government of the island, as well, to
the president. He thought the island
would be much better off under mili
tary rule for the next two years than
under any government thai could be
devised by congress. He particnlarly
counseled delay. "We will know a
lot more about this whole question in
a year or two years than we know
now." he said, "and the islands will
be as well taken care of during that
time as they would lie uml ran y leg
islation we may pass." Elkins said
that haste was not necessary, and
earnestly supported the proposition to
delay the tariff bill, and said he thought
the governmental bill might well be
delayed, too.
rnuulmity on the Kelief Dill.
There was general unanimity as to
tlie wisdom of providing for immedi
ate action on the $2,000,1 mo relief prop
osition, tlie opinion of all senators be
ing that that measure should be passed
for humane reasons. There was some
effort to have the appropriation bill,
the house tariff bill ami the senate bill
considered at one time, but this was
antagonized as likely to result In too
great ih lay in affording the relief the
appropriation I 1 1 1 was intended to
give.
Platl Wanted Protection Sustained.
Piatt of Connecticut expressed him
self as firmly convinced that the prin
ciple or a protective tariff in tlie in- '
terest of the industries of the United
States should be sustained in what
ever was done. lie showed a leaning
towards the house tariff bill. Hoar
talked at considerable length about
the legal phase of the question. War
ren had. he said, been favorable to ab
solute free trade between Porto Rico
and the Vnited States proper, but he
hail listened with int rest and profit
to tlie arguments on the other side,
and he did not believe that the subject
had been exhausted by any means.
The end of the debate was the con
clusion given above and the caucus
adjourned sine. die.
SAI.Mll HY KKI'I.Y TO i;
A V
Received Tuesday Nibt. but Will
Not Re
Publi-heil lor n llnic.
Washington. March 13. The answer
of Lord Salisbuiy to the message
from Presidents Kruger aud Steyu.
which was transmitted through our
government, was received at a late
hour last night by Secretary Hay,
thiMugh White, our charge at Loudon.
As indicated in the I.ond-m despatches,
the answer was declination of .the
appeal. It lias boon transmitted to
Adelbett Hay. l'nited States consul at
Pretoria, who will submit it to the two
presidents. 'I his marks the end of the
first overture tow.-rd peace. It is be
lieved here, however, that another ef
fort will soon be made by the Boers
to attain pea e. :iiin-ii recourse m.-ij
be had to sojee other agency than the
l'nited States.
The president -. dochb d Ihtit it Is
not propel- at this time to make public
the text of the com n mi ia t ions which
have parsed bet vi ii n Pretoria. London
and W.-i-hiiiL'tou rchitivp to the peace
negotiations. Therefore, the Alien
re.sohfi ion. adopted by tlie senate, e-all-ing
for the correspondence, must re
main unanswered for tln present,
though there is reason to believe the
eause for maintaining secrecy em tliis
point will soon disappear. It is stated,
however, that tie press dispatches
have indicated the salient features of
the coi respondence with sufficient ac
cu racy.
Lord Salisbury's reply declining tlie
request of the Boer government con
voyed his appreciation of the com
mendable sent imcnts which inspired
the jvi-esidnfs utterances. Inasmuch
as there appears to be some confusion
in the public mind respecting tlie vari
ous efforts made by the Boers to end
the war. it may be stated thaf this
particular e-orvesMondence. passing
threiugh the state department, was
separate and apart from the note ad
dressed by Presidents Kruger and
Steyn to nearly all the continental
powers believed to be in sympathy
with their cause and was alse distinct
from the appeal addressed directly to
Lord Salisbury by the two presidents,
which, with his lordship's answer,
formed the subject of the communica
tion made yesterday by him to p-ulia-ment.
l-'ori Notional Military Park.
Washington. March 13. Tiie house
committee on military affairs has or
dered a favorable report on the bill for
n national military park near Atlanta,
Ga., on the site of the brittle of Peach
tree Creek and other famous engage
ments,
lanta.
connected with the siege of At-
Tmo Oth.T Democrats Voted Aye.
Washington. March 13. It appears
that Ruppert and Wilson, Democrats
of New York, voted for the confer
ence report on the financial bill In the
house Tuesday in addition to those re
ported in these dispatches yesterday.
A. VV. Atwoi d r
cine for the b'oo 1
i s the be.-t li:cd -known
to mtdical